MARAH, that Philly band formed in 1995 by the brothers Dave and Serge Bielanko, recorded its upcoming disc in a garage in South Philly all on their own.
Due out June 29, “20,000 Streets Under the Sky” is rich with stories and characters. Plus the banjo is back! And Bruce is a fan. Need more?
Marah will bring a band of five to perform at Southpaw (125 Fifth Ave., Brooklyn; [718] 230-0236) on Wednesday and at Maxwell’s (1039 Washington St., Hoboken; [201] 798-0406) on Thursday.
TONIGHT PLUS: Prince, taking a break from door-knocking for Jehovah’s Witnesses, will be here for six dates this summer, but the Loser’s Lounge (which has no religious affiliation except to losers) is beating his Royal Badness to the stage.
The music collective will bring out their diamonds and pearls to pay tribute to the purple magistrate this weekend and next. You’ll party like it’s 1999.
The show runs tonight through Sunday and next Friday (June 4) and Saturday (June 5) at Fez (380 Lafayette St.; [212] 533-2680).
MONDAY: “Memorial Day is usually a big marching band event time at towns big and small all over the Country,” writes Eric “Roscoe” Ambel of the Yayhoos. “I remember standing on the Wilson Street bridge over the Fox River in Batavia, Illinois, many times with the sun beating down on our hot wool band uniforms.”
In that spirit, the Yayhoos tear up the Lakeside Lounge (169 Avenue B; [212] 529-8463).
TUESDAY: It’s officially time to wear white and check out bands you’ve never heard before. Earl Greyhound could be just the thing. Formed two years ago, this rock trio tip their hats, guitars and drums to the ’70s power chords of Led Zeppelin, but the vocals are more on the glammy power pop side of things.
The band’s debut EP is due this summer, but you can see them before the hype at the Mercury Lounge (217 E. Houston St.; [212] 260-4700).
THURSDAY: If you’re a fan of the Shins (and, really, who isn’t?), you’d enjoy Beulah, the indie poppers band from San Francisco.
The pared-down sextet performs at Bowery Ballroom (6 Delancey St.; [212] 533-2111) Thursday, and at Northsix (66 N. Sixth St., Brooklyn; [718] 599-5103) next Friday.